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SAND BAND. No. 269,763. Patented D60. 26, 1882.

WITNESSES INVENTOR (LU/r BY I ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DELOS M. XVHITE,

OF HUDSON, WISCONSIN, AND JONATHAN HITOHGOOK,

OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SAND-BAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,763, dated December26, 1882.

Application filed June 16,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, DELOS M. WHITE, ofHudson, in the county of St Oroix and State of Wisconsin, and JONATHANHITCHCOCK, t

St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Sand-Bands, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

1: Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of our 1 5 improvement. Fig. 2 isa rearelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the partsattached to the axle.

Our invention relates to improvements in sand-bands adapted to beapplied to thimble- 2o skein axles; and it consists in the peculiararrangement and construction of parts, as hereinafter more fully setforth, and pointed outin the claim. v

A-represents an axle or journal, and B rep- 2 resents a hub or hearing.

O is a band or collar, which is made in two equal or nearly equal partsto adaptit to be applied to a thimble-skein axle, and which has anoutwardly-projecting ring-flange, D, upon its rear edge. Upon theadjacent ends of the parts of the flange D are formed lugs E, which areperforated to receive the bolts F, to draw the parts of the collar 0together around the axle.

G is a band or collar, which has an inwardly-projecting flange, H,around its rear edge to rest and tit against the forward side of theflange D. The flanges O H are perforated to receive the bolts 1, bywhich the collars or bands 0 G are connected with each other.

The hand or collar G is made of such a size that its outer surface willbe flush with the outer edge of the flange D, as shown in Fig. 3 and inthe upper part of Fig. l. The band 5 or collar G is made with an openingin it at the lower side of the axle, the said opening being from one totwo inches wide, according to the size of the axle. Upon the innersurface of the collar or band C are formed four longitudinal ribs orprojections, c, which are grooved longitudinally to receive the anglesof the axle to support the said band, and form four chambers, J, toreceive dust.

In case the improvement be applied to a round axle, the projections orribsc rest against 95 the sides of the said axle, and thus form thedust-chambers J.

When the hub B is in place upon the axle A a band or collar, K,surrounds the band or collar G. Upon the forward edge of the band orcollar K is formed an inwardly-projecting flange, L, which is secured tothe inner end ot' the hub B by screws or other suitable means. Theflange N is made of such a breadth that the band or collar M, formedupon its inner edge. will surround the collar O, as shown in Fig. 1. Thecollar K is made of such alength that its free edge will project alittle beyond the flange D, and the collar or band M is made of such alength that its free edge will not 7c reach to the flange H, as shown inFig. 1. With this construction any dust that may enter between thecollars or hands K G will pass around the forward-edge of the collar orband G, and will pass back between the bands or collars G M, and willslide downward around the collar or band C, pass through the opening inthe lower part of the collar or band G, and escape from the edge of thelower part ot' the-collar or band K. With this construction dust will beprevented from finding its way into the space between the journal andits' bearing.

Having thus fully described ourinvention, we claim as new-and desiretosecure byLetters Patent- A journal and bearing protector constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of thecollar O, made in two parts, with interior grooved ribs, 0, anddustchalnbers J, and provided with an outwardlyprojecting flange, D, andrearwardly-projecting lugs E,.the collar G, having inwardly-projectingflange H, and thedouble collar K L M, as set forth.

DELOS M. WHITE. JONATHAN HITUHOOOK. \Vitnesses:

F. H. HARVEY, W. B. KELLOGG.

